Live update

Following the completion of the testimony of the 9th Defence witness, the trial against Shala has adjourned for today and for the week. At the end of today’s hearing, the Panel issued a number of oral orders, one of which was in relation to the closure of the Defence case. The Panel set 15 January 2024 as the target date for the closing of the Defence case. The hearings for the rest of this week are cancelled and the trial will resume on 9 January 2024 at 09:30, when the testimony of a new Defence witness is expected to commence.

Protected witness with the pseudonym 4280 resumes the testimony that commenced yesterday. The SPO is currently cross-examining the witness.

Please be informed that the hearing in the Shala case this morning is expected to commence at 09:50 (or at 10:35 in the delayed feed online).

Please be informed about the latest matter before the Constitutional Court, which can be seen in this filing. On 22 November 2023, President Trendafilova assigned a Constitutional Court Panel to rule on the referral, filed by the Defence of Nasim Haradinaj, on 21 November. Judges Vidar Stensland, Roumen Nenkov and Romina Incutti will decide on this referral, which was filed confidentially but its public redacted version shall be available within one week.

Protected witness 4280 is the new Shala Defence witness, who is testifying via video-conference link. Please note that this testimony is expected to take place mostly in private session. 

Please be informed that the hearing in the Shala case this morning is expected to commence at 09:50 (or at 10:35 in the delayed feed online).

Following the completion of the testimony of the 8th Defence witness, the trial in Shala case is adjourned for today. It will resume tomorrow, 28 November, at 09:30 with the testimony of another Defence witness.

Today, 27 November 2023, the Court of Appeals Panel scheduled the pronouncement of the appeal judgment in the Salih Mustafa case for 14 December 2023 at 09:30. Here is the scheduling order.

Expert witness Andre De Villiers Horne is now testifying for the Shala Defence. This is the 8th Defence witness so far.

Following the completion of the testimony of Defence witness Time Kadrijaj, the trial against Shala adjourned for the week. It will resume on Monday, 27 November, at 09:30, when the testimony of another Defence witness is expected to commence.